Lee Sang-hwa wins women's 500m speed skating silver
- 6 years ago
Good morning, I'm Kim Mok-yeon from the news center with the latest on the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
South Korea has just celebrated its Lunar New Year holiday, and over the four day break, Korean athletes were able to grab a total of four medals, bringing its overall rank to 9th.
Now, let me give you a brief rundown of the highlights so far and what to look out for on Day 10.
Two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa aiming for her third consecutive gold medal in the women's 500 meter speed skating event on Sunday, fell just short,.. winning a silver medal,... in what may or may not be her final Olympic race.
Starting on the outside lane with Arisa Go of Japan in the 15th group,... Lee sprinted the first 100-meters in ten-point-two seconds,... the fastest time among the 16 groups,... but slowed after flinching slightly on the last corner,... and would finish with a final time of 37-point-three-three seconds.
Japan's Nao Kodaira won the gold with a new Olympic record time of 36-point-nine-four seconds.
Despite the silver medal finish, Lee becomes the first Asian speed skater to win a medal in the women's 500 meter event in three straight Olympics.
South Korea has just celebrated its Lunar New Year holiday, and over the four day break, Korean athletes were able to grab a total of four medals, bringing its overall rank to 9th.
Now, let me give you a brief rundown of the highlights so far and what to look out for on Day 10.
Two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa aiming for her third consecutive gold medal in the women's 500 meter speed skating event on Sunday, fell just short,.. winning a silver medal,... in what may or may not be her final Olympic race.
Starting on the outside lane with Arisa Go of Japan in the 15th group,... Lee sprinted the first 100-meters in ten-point-two seconds,... the fastest time among the 16 groups,... but slowed after flinching slightly on the last corner,... and would finish with a final time of 37-point-three-three seconds.
Japan's Nao Kodaira won the gold with a new Olympic record time of 36-point-nine-four seconds.
Despite the silver medal finish, Lee becomes the first Asian speed skater to win a medal in the women's 500 meter event in three straight Olympics.